On 8^th December at Mazzarello Convent the Feast of Mary Immaculate was solemnized in a grand way. Morning liturgy was prepared by Sr. Lucy Tirkey. She helped the community to recall the significant events that took place on this date in the life of Don Bosco on 8^th December such as:

1842 –  Meeting with  Bartholomew Garelli and starting of  his mission for the young people

1842 – Opening of the first chapel for the festive Oratory of St. Aloysius

1847- Opening of the Oratory of St. Aloysius

1853- prediction of  Don Bosco that the Waldensian Church in Turin would be one day a Catholic Church dedicated to the Immaculate Mary

1862- Instead of a lightning conductor Don Bosco erected a statue of Mary Immaculate near the spot hit by the lightning on May 20^th, 1861.

The community celebrated the name feast of our dear Sr. Lily D’Souza. Both Mazzarello and Sacred Heart communities  joined together for the celebration. Mazzarello community was blessed by the  presence of Rev. Fr. Jose Mathew SDB, the Provincial of INN Province and Rev. Fr. Hillarius Kullu SDB the Rector of  Hatia.

Fr. Provincial in his sermon stressed that Holiness consists in little things so we e need to keep the target of our life – that is Holiness. Our Blessed Mother persevered in achieving the virtue of Holiness. The Lord is asking us to give our best.  Anyone who is full of grace will go beyond to help the needy person like Mary our mother. Therefore there is no room for laziness. We are full of grace, so let us move to stretch out our hand to embrace the world like Don Bosco.

After Mass Rev. Fr. Naresh Pradeep Kujur SDB the Vice Provincial and Rev. Fr. P Akkilettu Francis Biju Abraham the Provincial Economer  also joined the celebration. Thereafter boarders wished superior Sr. Lily, Happy Feast Day, welcomed the Fathers, and enacted the scene of the meeting of Don Bosoc with Bartholomew Garelli . He congratulated the children for their good performance and recommended them go ahead courageously on their journey no matter what comes. Celebration continued with the festal meal.  It was indeed a treasured celebration which everyone enjoyed to the full.

On 27^th August 2017 St. Sebastian Church Kurtumgarh celebrated the Feast of St. Monica the patron Saint of mothers. All the mothers of the nearby villages of Kurtumgarh made it a very memorable one by celebrating mother’s day. There were around 65 mothers present for the celebration. It was the first time in the history of Kurtumgarh Parish that the mothers enrolled their name as the Association of mothers.

The Eucharistic celebration was solemnized by Rev. Fr. Jugal Kisohr Digal, the Parish Priest of the Kurtumgarh and Fr. Bikram Pradhan the assistant Parish priest. Fr. Jugal in his introduction to the Mass highlighted the life of Saint Monica especially her prayer and sacrifices offered for the conversion of her husband and son and he connected the valuable presence of mothers in the family and in the society. Mother is like a lamp that gives love and life to the family.  Without the presence of mothers in the world, the world would die with hunger and thirst. And he invited all the faithful to pray for the mothers. He also invited the husbands and children to pray for their mothers and the mothers for their children and the husbands.

Rev. Fr. Bikram Pradhan highlighted the importance of the mothers in the family. He took the example of St. Monica’s life. She spent much time in prayer, prayed unceasingly for the conversion of her husband and the son. She was able to see her son a priest, and later a Bishop of Hippo.  Time spend in prayer will bear fruit in due time therefore never gave up prayer what people cannot do, through prayer can be achieved.

After the homily mothers received the blessed medal of Mary Immaculate as the members of the Association. They made the promise to live a life of prayer, seeking God’s blessings through the intersession of St. Monica to bring up their families in a Christian manner. After the Eucharistic celebration mothers enacted the life of St. Monica. On behalf of the mothers Mrs. Kadombini Bebortta  extended their heartfelt thanks to Rev. Fr. Jugal, Fr. Bikram, Sr. Annie  T. and the sisters for helping them  to celebrated this day.

Sr. Prisca Bara